A short YouTube vlog in which creator Ronald James (at his Ronald James office HQ in Newcastle, UK) surprises his father — who he employed 2–3 years earlier — with a brand-new BMW 5 Series (M Sport, blue). The video covers the backstory (dad's history of secondhand/company cars), the surprise delivery and emotional reveal, brief commentary on car features (leather/heated seats, driver profiles), and the father's reaction; mentions include the car's three-year warranty and the father's upcoming ~75th birthday.
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Today's video, it's going to be a bit of a different one. So as you can see I'm here in my office headquarters at Ronald James in Newcastle in the uk. One of the things was my dad actually works for me so I employed him around two, three years ago. Instead of him retiring, I let them come in the office and he helps out and basically I'm surprising him today with purchasing him a brand new car. Actually got him a car maybe I think three, four years ago, secondhand when I was running the business and I surprised him. I think there might be a link in the description on a previous video. Obviously it's come a long way since then and his car is like pretty much breaking down all the time and it's getting a little bit older now. So basically it was funny in the car park he was, he was driving a courtesy car, which was a van at the moment because his car was in the garage. So basically I've came back, I've surprised him with a brand new BMW 5 Series going back in time. My dad's always supported me ever since I was younger and he used to take me to the car auctions back in the day when I was like 10, 12. He's always had secondhand cars so even when he's worked for other people, company cars are always secondhand. My dad's always loved cars, he's always like prestigious cars but he's never been able to one afford to get a car brand new. He's turning pretty much 75 very soon and I thought it would be a cool surprise to get them something brand new that like hasn't been driven before. You can smell like it's brand new inside and just the feeling of like having a brand new car is I think a little bit different. So he's basically in the office behind. I don't know, he probably won't be able to see yet. So basically I'm going to surprise him. The car's going to be delivered very soon today, so he has no idea. No one has any idea like my brother's family. No, no one knows. So I'm going to surprise him when, when the car pulls up and I'm basically going to pretend that it's my high call for the week whilst I'm back and I'm going to get him to sit inside and then surprise him. So I'm excited and yeah, I'm going to see, see what his reaction is for lunch. It's yours.
No, it's not, is it? It is brand New? Yes.
Beautiful. I thought you've never ever had a brand new car.
Never had a brand new life like ever.
So it's all yours. Good little spec inside and I thought you always like the color blue.
I do like blue.
I remember you used to have a car that was a dark blue. So it's the M Sport edition.
So it has.
It's got the dark and glass heated seats, leather, faster like the M Sport steering wheel. Got the full sat now. Hello.
Absolutely love it. Beautiful that, isn't it?
Did you know it was going to be yours or not? No, I'm.
To be fair, I thought I saw. I thought you were talking to somebody on the side there and I just thought no, I love it.
It's got like three years warranty so you don't have to worry about anything.
Fantastic.
So it'll be good on there if you're actually as well.
Fantastic.
So it's got the little.
Smell is. So it's lovely in you. So that's it.
The surprise is done. How do you feel, Dad?
I feel fantastic, sir.
Thank you so much. You're welcome. I was thinking all of those times in the car auctions when we used to go when we're younger trying to get bargains.
I know, I know.
I was saying on the video earlier you used to always get secondhand cars. Given us a company car. You never had your own brand new car.
Never had a brand new car ever. So it's fantastic. Which is fantastic.
Fabulous. Enjoy it. So we're going to go and take it for a spin now.
I am. I'm going to have it. I'm going to go out and enjoy it. Yeah. Yeah, great.
I know.
Fantastic. Dan will show me what bits and pieces. Yeah, no problem.
No worries.
Yeah, Love it.
Glad you enjoy it. Love you then.
Love you too, son. Love you too.
Thanks.
You just press car driver profiles.
Driver profile. They'll have to scan that. Yeah, I'll show you on my.
It's just unbelievable.
How does it drive?
Yeah, yeah. Bm, isn't it?
That's what I was saying to James when we're in the BMW the other day and you said BMWs drive better than Mercedes, obviously.
No, well they do.
Yeah.
Well they do. They drive better than Mercedes, are they? Yeah.
